Family Recipes/Or your fave sweet dessert recipes.

[RegMorley]

Does anybody have any recipes for sweet things; cakes, pastries, biscuit or patisserie etc?

We have lots of books regarding dessert baking, just wondering if anyone has any recipes to add or even any book recommendations.

Add your own, thanks!

[RegMorley]

Or even advice on Jam and cordial making!

[jaywalker]

i'm not sure where this recipe comes from, but it has enormous nostalgia for me. I do not think it would go down well on Masterchef :-).

Take a packet of ginger biscuits.

Soak them in (real) coffee and brandy for a while

re-arrange as in a packet of biscuits.

cover in a tin of chestnut puree (available in the ED Cheese shop if not elsewhere)

cover the whole lot in whipped double-cream (whip to a peak)

grate real chocolate over the top.

(keep everything cold - i.e do not put cream on biscuits if still warm from coffee!)

[Sue]

The BBC Food site has lots of good recipes, including a brownie with salted caramel inside it which I intend to try out!